USS Constitution
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USS Constitution is a historic wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, famed for her victories in the War of 1812 and recognized as the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Constitution canonical | 56 |
| 44-gun frigate USS Constitution | 1 |
| USS Ironsides (Constitution) | 1 |
| the nickname "Old Ironsides" for USS Constitution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T306550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Constitution Context triple: [Old Ironsides, subject, USS Constitution]
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A.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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B.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
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C.
USS Milwaukee
USS Milwaukee was a United States Navy warship whose deep-sea sounding work contributed to the discovery of the Milwaukee Deep, one of the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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E.
USS Missouri
USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Constitution Target entity description: USS Constitution is a historic wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, famed for her victories in the War of 1812 and recognized as the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
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A.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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B.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
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C.
USS Milwaukee
USS Milwaukee was a United States Navy warship whose deep-sea sounding work contributed to the discovery of the Milwaukee Deep, one of the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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E.
USS Missouri
USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy warship
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museum ship ⓘ wooden-hulled sailing frigate ⓘ |
| armament | carronades and long guns (historical) ⓘ |
| beam | 13.3 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Edmund Hartt ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Hartt's Shipyard, Boston, Massachusetts
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linked to:
Charlestown Navy Yard
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| commissioned | 1798-07-22 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 450 (wartime, historical) ⓘ |
| displacement | 2200 long tons ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
First Barbary War
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Quasi-War with France ⓘ
linked to:
Quasi-War
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark ⓘ |
| homePort |
Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
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linked to:
Charlestown Navy Yard
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| hullMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1794-11-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1797-10-21 ⓘ |
| length | 93 meters overall ⓘ |
| location | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| managedBy | Naval History and Heritage Command ⓘ |
| mastCount | three ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Constitution of the United States
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linked to:
United States Constitution
|
| nickname | Old Ironsides ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service in the War of 1812
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victories over British warships in the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| owner |
United States Government
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linked to:
United States government
|
| preservedAs | national historic ship ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat ⓘ |
| riggingType | three-masted sailing ship ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Constitution-class frigate ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy frigate ⓘ |
| status |
active commission
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museum ship ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
American heritage and patriotism
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early United States naval power ⓘ |
| tourType | guided public tours ⓘ |
| underwent |
major restoration 1927–1931
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major restoration 1992–1996 ⓘ major restoration beginning 2007 ⓘ |
| victoryOver |
HMS Cyane
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HMS Guerriere ⓘ HMS Java ⓘ HMS Levant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: USS Constitution Description of subject: USS Constitution is a historic wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, famed for her victories in the War of 1812 and recognized as the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
Referenced by (59)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Stephen
linked to: USS Constitution
Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere
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commemoratedBy
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the nickname "Old Ironsides" for USS Constitution
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linked to: USS Constitution
Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Cyane and HMS Levant
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UnitedStatesShip
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USS Constitution
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